Category: Politics
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Where is the Pakistan Army?
Dr. Farrukh Saleem writes for The News analyzing the strategic deployments of the Pakistan Army according to his rough estimates a total of 89,568 square kilometers of Pakistani territory is either under complete ‘Taliban control’, ‘contested control’ or ‘Taliban influenced’; that’s roughly 11 per cent of Pakistan’s landmass. The sickening reality is that having lost…
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Protest Demo Against the Feudalism in Khaskheli
Today 28 April a protest demonstration was held against Sanghars influential feudal lord Waryam Faqeer by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) Karachi. JAC is a compilations of many civil society organizations, LPP, AP, PILER, HRCP. Shirkat Gah, Aurat Foundation, Takleeq Foundation, etc. The protesters demonstrated for arrest of feudal Waryam Faqeer and appealed to the…
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The Forthcoming Horror in Swat
This is an update on the Swat situation which was posted onto the Peoples Resistance Mailing List by Dr. Riaz Ahmed on 24th April [three days back]. I believe this analysis is worth reading and understanding the ground reality from the people in swat and their concerns surrounding Sufi Mohammad and the possible incursions by…
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Taliban factions potentially joining forces against Obama, Zardari & Karzai
We have long since known that the Taliban entity is not a mere single unified front waging a war in the North Western regions of Pakistan but a hodge podge of various groups working independently for their own vested interests. There are potentially three Taliban factions one headed by Baithullah Mehsud which was working against…
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Silence of the Lambs
Silence of the Lambs By Samad Khurram Back in 2002, I was returning from Friday prayers when I saw an unusual gathering of singing and quasi-dancing Mullahs. Unusual because I had always assumed Mullahs to be against all types of Kuffar (Art). The amused crowd were listening to chants of “Taliban aa gayay, Taliban aa…
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Swat: Nizam-e-Adl – A Smart Move?
Guest Blog by Insociant Nizam-e-Adl 2009 bill was finally tabled in the Parliament and all the major political parties except MQM voted for the bill and it became a law within no time. President Zardari made a clever move by sending the bill in the Parliament. On one hand if the peace lapses or the…
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HUMOR: Job Vacancies in Swat
Guest Blog by Islamabad Observer Emirate of Ameerul Momeneen Sufi Muhammad, Khalifah-i-Awal, Sawat JOB VACANCIES IN SWAT ABOUT US Emirate was founded and funded in September 2004 by various international intelligence agencies in Sawat and is recently recognized by National Assembly of Pakistan. Our group takes pride in our tradition of successfully delivering numerous projects…
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View from the other side – An open letter to Gen Kayani
This article appeared in The News yesterday 14th April 2009, a letter from an Indian Colonel to Pakistans COAS General Kiyani, it raises some very valid questions but more importantly the mere fact that the Signal Corps of the Pakistan Army cannot locate the broadcast center of Mullah Umar’s weekly radio transmission, broadcasted on a…
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Another update on the peasants Land-Grabbing case & Hunger Strike
From the Peoples Resistance Mailing List About the peasants from Sanghar outside the Karachi Press Club for whom I had requested food, we have a temporary respite. The politicians and police made their appearance only after the damage was done — when the elder died and the Labour Party came en masse on the peasants…
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Press Conference at KPC against the Vandalism @ Arts Council [4:30pm] | Shanaakht
Press Conference at Karachi Press Club Vandalism @ ArtsCouncil Karachi Press Club, 4:30pm – TODAY (Mon 13 April 09) BE THERE ! You need to do ALL of the following: Come to the Press Conference at Karachi Press Club (KPC) at 4:30 pm, sit in the audience and watch the panel reading out the Statement…
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Protest for the villagers from Muhammad Essa Khaskeli | Pictures
Shared via the Peoples Resistance Mailing List As some of you likely know already, today proved a very dramatic day in the case of the farmers from Muhammad Essa Khaskeli, who had been protesting for three long weeks in front of the Karachi Press Club. Labor Party Pakistan, in conjunction with the villagers, had announced…
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Statement on behalf of Concerned Citizens of Pakistan | Shanaakht Festival
Sign the petition condemning the violence at the against the violence at the Shanaakht Festival This great city of Karachi was the venue of the 2nd Shanaakht Festival held at the Arts Council, Karachi. Over 1000 exhibits of Art were received and featured at this Festival and it was open to the general public. On…
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Stop Twittering – Fight or Succumb
Guest blog by temporal who blogs at Baithak Blog Earlier I had posted Who killed the Baloch leaders? by Qurat ul ain Siddiqui. More on this saga here. This should raise alarms. Will it? This is extra-judicial killings – by state organs. The last time it happened under Benazir and Sharif Governments, the agencies got…
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Baluchistan, a golden goose that could have been
Guest Blog by Insouciant Baluchistan, which earned the status of a separate province only in 1970, comprises of 44% of the land of Pakistan. Buried with vast resources of natural gas, copper and gold, it has a unique geo-political importance in the region. The landlocked Afghanistan and energy rich Central Asia is in its north,…
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Open letter to Sindh Minister for Culture | Shanaakht Festival
by Khawer Amir Khan shared via Facebook Note on his profile Open letter to Ms. Sassui Palijo, Sindh Minister for Culture Madam Minister, I write this open letter to you with a heavy heart. Workers of your party have betrayed the message of Benazir Bhutto, who very recently gave her life but refused to be…